A Leland pastor facing child sex charges cannot work while he’s on house arrest awaiting trial, a Superior Court judge ruled Monday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Lock denied James T. Johnson’s request to work as a pipe fitter while he waits for his trial, which is scheduled for Nov. 1.

June 29, 1990, saw an unusual caravan heading across Southeastern North Carolina. Some 3,000 people watched North Carolina’s governor, Jim Martin, and a cohort of state transportation officials formally open Interstate 40 near Newton Grove.